The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-05-26

Tourasse, I. member OF an old and noble
'"rci!y; that he was an notary and attor.
ney in France, ruined by passion Tor
gambling. and fled to this country. Hs
lett France q defaulter and In this country
lived under an assumed name with WON :
an not his wife. He sent for his daughter,
and when she found out these facts she
started to return I'd Paris This was what
caused him Is take his life. ->s.>,:- ~.
During the past few months the c., 3.
q n. X. K. from St. Paul to Chico % has
had blank coupon attached to its ,dyer.
tisement in the daily papers OF the twin cit.
les. This blank was to be filled out with the
sendsr's name and mailed to General
Passenger Agent Kenyon. This method
was introduced to ascertain how many
people lead the advertisements in the pa
pers. As prizes, five subscriptions each to
the daily papers and twenty tickets to
Chicago were set aside to b. given to the
holders OF the lucky tickets, each OF which
was numbered. Owing to the removal OF all
passes because OF the interstate commerce
law, the result is extremely gratifying.
Aside from this it shows coneusively' that
the public reads the advertisements. Out of
Il combined circulation CT 81, 625 copies.
22,o5a replies to the advertisements were
received.
Viscount Cranborne, member of parlia.
ment, and oldest son Oi Lord Salisbury,
was married to Lady Cicely Alice Gore,
daughter OF the earl OF Arran: The prince
and princes OF Wales were among those
present.
Lord Middleton vii, SCH the famous deer
Forest OF Applecross in West Rosshire,
Eng, next month. 1t extends over 20, 900
acres.
Fire at Lawrence Mass, destroyed the
old No. Washington mill owned by
Frederick w. Low ell It was of brick and
nine stories high. Loss, $75, 900; insured.
DR.. McGlynn, it is said, has been aive,,
forty days in which tc appear at Rome be.
fore Pope Leo. II he does not 20, he will
be accommodated.
John D. Rockefeller, president Of the
Standard Oil Company, says the verdict
against the Buffalo conspirators was a
great surprise" to him. 1t is probable
that other surprises OF the same kind are
in store for Mr.. Rockefeller.
John L. Burton, c. r. Lathrop and ohm
Kennedy OF Milwaukee Incorporated the
hlda':o Smeltin: company. The capital
stock is S. 600, 600, divided into 200. 900
shares OF 925 each. The Office OF the com
pany is to be in Milwaukee, while the works
are to be located in the City oi Mexico.
The purpose is to mill, snielt and mine
ores in the United States and Mexico.
Nal. Charles S. Warren of Butte has
been appointed right OF way agent for the
Montana Central from Boulder to Butte
and Anaconda. which means that the lines
will be built imm sdiately to Anaconda.
The grand jury OF Morris county, New
Jersey, has found fourteen indictments
against Richard George, his son William
George, an assistant superintendent; the
contractor. John Rosewarne, all connect
ed with the Andover Iron company, for
enbezzlement. 1t is said that they have
embezzled about $16O, 900 OF tho money
OF the iron company.
The largest single transaction in real
estate ever made in st. Louis was q pur-
chase by a syndicate OF New York capital
lists OF the st. Louis university property
on Washington avenue. Tho sam paid
was $6S7,734 yielding the owners $225,-
600 profit. they having purchased it less
than u year ago.
The controller OF the currency has desig-
mated the following as reserve banks: Cit
liens National Bank OF Davenport the
Valley National Bank of De Moines, Iowa;
First National Bank OF Lisbon, Oak; First
National Bank OF Helena, Mont; Second
National Bank OF Helena, Mont; First
dar Rapide National Bankof Cedar Rapids,
Iowa: Merchants National Bank OF St.
Paul, MIMI, and the First National Bank
OF Monroe, Wis.
1t has been decided by Assistant Secre-
rotary Maynard that it is in violation OF
the law against importing labor under
contract to employ Canadians to work
on this side OF the border.
The state railroad commission say the
railroads have the right to make reduced
rates Tor excursions.
Col. John Bantil died at Bayfield,, Wis.,,
aged seventy-six. He was one of the ear.
ly settlers OF St. Paul, and the first settler
and founder OF Manomin- now Fridley-a
member OF our first state senate. He serv-
ed in the Florida war. In the early DAYS
OF Minnesota he was one OF the prominent
men OF the territory-energetic, enter.
prising, and highly esteemed for his un.
yielding integrity and sterling worth
The gopher bounties paid by the Dakota
county treasurer for the week ending the
18th amounted to $147.67.
A coal house and sheds and tho United
States Express company's warehouses at
Albert Lea were burned. Loss, 81, 200.
Atrip o yer the Carleton college grounds at
Mortified reveals the following improve.
ments: The new observatory building is rap
idly nearing completion, the grounds are be.
ing graded and put in fine condition. The
Lew building will la We two steel domes, the
best that can be made. The instrument in
the old building will occupy the smaller
dome and will be put in place very
soon: The old observatory building
Will be used Tor the library and most
o. the books are there now: lady CT
Minneapolis has purchased the very rare
cabinet OF geological specimens collected
by DR.. H. c. Hovey and presented them to
Carleton. This, with the collection from
MISSOURI, which was presented by the same
ady, makes the best cabinet in the North
west. The will be placed in science hail. in
the space vacated by the library.
The Michigan senate passed the iron-clad
oleomargarine bill, making it a INSIDE
Michigan. Grocers sellingit or hotel keep
ers furnishing it to guests must exhibit a
placard prominently stating the fact, or
be liable to from six months to one years
imprisonment and from 500 to $500 ine
Dakota crop reports OF the 10th, show
the damage from high winds in western and
central Cass county to be about 10 per
cent, and in the northern part OF the
county rs to 80. The Grandin farm is
damaged 30 per cent, and the Western
Trail 331. Lisbon and Wahpeton report
the damage slight. jamestown, Darlington.
Devils Lake, Steele. Bismarck and Dickin-
son report crops uninjured and an increase
OF acreage. In Minnesota, Warren, Hal
stead and Campbell report 80 per cent
damage, While Lake Park and Verndale
report no injuries whatever. The recent
frost has injured the crops in the immedi.
ate vicinity OF Fargo from 3 to per cent.
Graf, Bonnet 4 Co., iron manufactures
at Pittsburg who asked for au extension
from their creditors four years ago, and
received it, anticipated all the unma tured
Indebtedness by paying to p. Harvey Mil
ar and John r McGuna 4.,,atao. L. ~.